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The Sword of King Goujian

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Zhou Dunyi

Zhou Dunyi
Zhou Dunyi (1017 - 1073), born in Yingdao County of Daozhou (today's Daoxian County of Hunan...

Emperor Yan

Emperor Yan
Emperor Yan (Yandi) was also called "Red Emperor (Chidi)", "Lieshan Shi", or "Shennong Shi".

Zhang Fei

Zhang Fei
Zhang Fei, born in Zhuoxian of Zhuojun (present Zhuozhou of Hebei Province), was a key general of...

It was unearthed in Jiangling County of Hubei Province in 1965. There are eight characters chiseled on the sword reading "yuewang Goujian, zizuo yongjian", which means "the sword was made by King Goujian of Yue for his own use". The sword has good toughness and is not easily broken.

King Goujian of Yue

King Goujian of Yue
King Goujian of Yue
Goujian was the King of Yue State in the late Spring and Autumn Period.
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